McKinsey & Company to pay $650 million for role in opioid crisis

The powerful consulting firm McKinsey will "accept responsibility" and pay $650 million for helping to fuel the opioid crisis, but executives will once again dodge prosecution.

McKinsey & Company to pay $650 million for role in opioid crisis
McKinsey and Company has agreed to pay $650 million to settle federal civil and criminal probes into alleged wrongdoing linked to "turbocharging" opioid sales on behalf of Purdue Pharma.

The powerful consulting firm McKinsey will "accept responsibility" and pay $650 million for helping to fuel the opioid crisis, but executives will once again dodge prosecution.

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